Addressing anxiety is no small feat, and it sounds like you?re headed in a great direction by considering therapy. As you?ve gleaned, a ?therapist? can mean any number of specialists. With all the choices out there ? Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), psychiatrist, psychologist, etc. ? how do you n...

Addressing spirituality in therapy is not only important for a substantial number of clients but many therapists also regard it as potentially valuable. However, practitioners report difficulties and confusion regarding how to work with spiritual difference, especially when clients’ spiritual beliefs are perceived as undermining their psychological well-being. The current study aimed to explore...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This longitudinal study investigated physical therapists' perceptions of the roles of physical therapist assistants (PTAs). METHODS AND SUBJECTS In 1986, a questionnaire describing 79 physical therapy activities was distributed to a random sample (n = 400) of physical therapists derived from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) membership. In 1992, a similar...

BACKGROUND How a patient is connected with one's body is core to rehabilitation of somatoform disorder but a common model to describe body-relatedness is missing. The aim of our study was to investigate the components and hierarchical structure of body-relatedness as perceived by patients with severe somatoform disorder and their therapists. METHODS Interviews with patients and therapists yie...

AIMS To examine factors that influence the recruitment and training of therapists and their achievement of competence to practise two psychological therapies for alcohol dependence, and the resources required to deliver this. METHODS The protocol for the UK Alcohol Treatment Trial required trial therapists to be competent in one of the two trial treatments: Social Behaviour and Network Therap...

BACKGROUND There is little published information on the role of respiratory therapists in the process of withdrawal of mechanical ventilatory support. METHODS We surveyed practicing respiratory therapists at 6 acute-care hospitals in a large urban area and asked about particular concerns and attitudes regarding terminal extubation. RESULTS One hundred nineteen questionnaires were analyzed. ...

The clients’ and therapists’ perceptions about the degree to which each of four common factors in therapy—extra-therapeutic factors; model/techniques; therapeutic alliance; and hope/expectancy—contribute to change in the therapeutic process were investigated in this study. In addition, the perceptions about the percentage of change attributed to clients and therapists were also explored. Result...

A survey was administered to patients and their therapists in an attempt to assess which therapeutic factors were perceived as helpful in occupational therapy groups. The patients' responses were compared to their therapists' for similarities and differences. Both groups highly valued factors of group cohesiveness, instillation of hope, and interpersonal learning. The therapists also valued gui...

Burnout is a job-related condition involving feelings of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (Maslach & Jackson, 1981a) is the instrument most widely used to measure job-related stress in human service professions, such as occupational therapy. This study explored the application of the Maslach Burnout Inventory for use wit...